cão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Galician

Noun

cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

1. Alternative form of can

References

https://estraviz.org/cão

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Portuguese

cão (etymology 1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: cão
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥). Compare Galician can, Spanish can, Catalan ca, French chien, Italian cane, Romanian câine and Aromanian cãne.

Noun

cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

1. dog

   Synonyms: cachorro (Brazil), perro (rare)

2. (colloquial, epithetic) the Devil.

Usage notes

In Brazil, cão is somewhat formal, and cachorro is the most common term in neutral or informal contexts.

Related terms

• canário
• canicho
• canino

• canzarrão
• cinofobia

Etymology 2

cão (etymology 2)

From Old Portuguese cão, from Latin cānus (“gray”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-.

Adjective

cão (feminine singular cã, masculine plural cãos, feminine plural cãs, comparable)

2. white-haired

   Synonym: grisalho

Etymology 3

Noun

cão m (^{please add plural})

1. khan

Further reading

• cão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt